He did his on a tablet/ereader, so no mess.
Looks like they’re on top of a huge whale.
I agree with tdrane – colorist error.
On his website Jimmy Johnson says this is miscolored – the blue blob on Gene’s shoulder in the last panel should be WHITE.
He is saying that SHE said HE was begging. (note the quotation marks around his comment, he’s quoting her)
He did his on a tablet/ereader, so no mess.